Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the biggest chandar-vanshi kashtriya rajput tribe living in potohar level and lower himalayas throughout”. Today it says “punjabi tribe and surname originating in the pothohar plateau of punjab”.
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Dhanial ( , or Dhanyal or Dhenial ) Mostly residing in the surrounding areas of Islamabad. This is one of the largest tribes living in the Potohar Plateau . An annual Urs is held at the shrine of Muazam Ali Shah Baba Dhani Pir. All the tribal elders gather here annually. The major population of the tribe resides in Kotli Sattian regions of Karor, Cherrah and Tamair. They share a rich history that dates back hundreds of years, documented in numerous books and articles written during the British Raj. They are the descendants of Ali from his ninth wife Khola bint-e-Ayas bin Jaffar Bannu Hanifa. Khola gave birth to Ali's famous son Muhammad bin Ali also known as Muhammad bin Hanifa.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Dhanyal is one of the largest tribes living in the Potohar plateau and Lower Himalayas for the last eight centuries. Other branches of the tribe live in Kashmir, Abbottabad, Sialkot and Hazara.with the modern era revolution dhanyal are found in many parts of india and abroad
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Dhanial ( , or Dhanyal ) is one of the largest tribes living in the Potohar plateau and Lower Himalayas for the last eight centuries. Some families of the tribe live in Kashmir, Abbottabad, Sialkot and Hazara. They are the descendants of Hazrat Ali from his ninth wife Hazrat Khola bint-e-Ayas bin Jaffar Bannu Hanifa.Hazrat Khola gave birth to Hazrat Ali's famous son Muhammad bin Ali also known as Muhammad bin Hanifa.
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Tribe in Pakistan Dhanyal (Urdu: دھنیال, Dhanial or Dhanyal) is one of the biggest Chandar-Vanshi Kashtriya Rajput tribe living in Potohar level and Lower Himalayas throughout the previous several centuries.
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Punjabi tribe in Pakistan Dhanyal ( Punjabi : دھنیال , romanized: Dhanyāl ) is a Punjabi tribe and surname originating in the Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the biggest chandar-vanshi kashtriya rajput tribe living in potohar level and lower himalayas throughout”. Today it says “punjabi tribe and surname originating in the pothohar plateau of punjab”. Read the current article and compare.
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one of the biggest chandar-vanshi kashtriya rajput tribe living in potohar level and lower himalayas throughout
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punjabi tribe and surname originating in the pothohar plateau of punjab
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